Given the multiple issues with this negotiation with Johnny, I think the only viable move that Tre could have made is to give Gaudreau a deadline.
If Murray Edwards was onboard, offer him 8x11M and say this offer expires on draft day. On draft day, we need to make forward looking decisions for the good of the organization and need to know if you are in or out. Giving Johnny to the 11th hour even after the draft day was too much - but I get the sense we were desperate to give him as much leeway as possible as a sign of our good faith. Just like Johnny does better under tougher coaches, we should have taken a Sutter-like approach to the negotiations.
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